Union College - Stespean Yearbook (Barbourville, KY)

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WalMd Waleed Abuzour, a freshman major- ing in mechanical engineering is from Jerusalem. He has spent one year in the United States and loves the freedom of the country and the educa- tional system. Abuzour ' s biggest pro- blems in adjusting were with the language accent and religion. His religion, which is Moslem, doesn ' t allow Abuzour to talk to girls-and older women around the ages of 40 or 50. So the first time he talked to young women was upon coming to the U.S. He still finds it difficult sometimes. Abuzour ' s future plans are still uncertain, however, he wants to attain a masters degree in mechanical engineering. Tahlr Arriving in the United States two- and-one-half-years ago, Tahir Chaudry, from Pakistan, didn ' t know any English. While visiting his brother in Corbin, he decided he wanted to attend school at Union Col- lege. Now, the senior accounting ma- jor speaks English almost fluently. Chaudry says the biggest difference he had to adjust to coming to America was the role women played in American society. In his country, women do not work outside the home. Chaudry also practices the Moslem religion which allows him to have as many as four wives. But Chaudry commented that while this is legal, about 98 percent of the men in Pakistan have only one wife. It is to protect the women, Chaudry says. There are so many more women than men, it is better for them (to have to share a husband) than not to marry at all. Sundeep Sundeep Shankwalkar is a senior chemistry major from Bombay, India. He is combining his major with minors in Math and Physics hoping someday to enter the field of chemical engineering. Shankwalkar has been in the United States for two and a half years and c ays the hardest adjustment he had to Waleed Abuzour make was to the American peoples ' accents and to the country ' s educa- tion system which is quite different from that in India. He enjoys seeing the beautiful coun- tryside associated with Kentucky, but says his favorite place in the United States is New Jersey. Enthusiasm among teachers is good, if they see a student ' s potential, Shankwalkar says about the pro- fessors at Union. They do whatever they can to help you out. Student- teacher interaction is excellent in every field. Shankwalkar ' s future plans include graduate school in the Ph.D. program in material engineering at the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania. He will also be working on an M.B.A. at the school of management. Then he will be joining corporate life. Norah Norah Tibizayo is a senior from Ugan- da, Africa and comes from a family of four brothers and six sisters. She will graduate in May with a major in business administration and a minor in economics. Norah has been living in the United States for seven years. She has been at Union College for the past four years. The biggest difference between Ugan- da and the U.S. according to Tibizayo is that the opportunity to get a college education is greater in the U.S. Col- leges in Uganda are few and competi- tion in being accepted into one is fierce. What Tibizayo likes best about the U.S. is the freedom and the ability to be on her own. After graduation, Tibizayo plans to go to Washington D.C. where she will try to find employment in the field of business. 29

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Union is host to many foreign students FAR FROM HOME

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We lost another friend Troy Hampton Once again sadness falls upon the Union College family as we mourn the passing of another member of our student body. Troy Allen Hampton, 21, of Artemus, Ky., died unexpectedly on March 15 at St. Joseph ' s Hospital in Lexington. Troy had been quite ill and had been in and out of the hospital for quite some time. Troy was preceded in death by an in- fant sister, Donna Ann Hampton and his paternal grandparents George Reed and Ruby Hampton. Troy is survived by his parents, Ernest Allen Hampton and Louvella Lee Hampton of Artemus; his mater- nal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee of Barbourville, many aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service was held in Con- way Boatman Chapel on Tuesday, March 22 in honor of Troy. Members of the student body, administrative staff and close friends of Troy spoke on his behalf. Although Troy ' s parents did not at- tend the service, they sent a message to Union students to study hard and make something of themselves, ' ' just as they had urged Troy to do. Even though Troy was quite ill, most of his classmates never knew it. Troy was filled with good humor, op- timism and joy, stated Dr. Michael McCoy, who presided over the memorial service. Troy was the third member of the stu- dent body to die this school year. - Kim Parks 30